Can We All Get Along?: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics - Couverture rigide

Mcclain, Paula D; Stewart, Joseph; Stewart Jr., Joseph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0813319684 ISBN 13 : 9780813319681

Editeur : Westview Press, 1995

Synopsis

In a nation built by immigrants and bedevilled by the history and legacy of slavery, issues of liberty, equality and community continue to challenge Americans. In considering the Los Angeles riots, the patterns of ethnic representation in Congress, or examples of discrimination in schools, it can be seen that "getting along" is intimately connected with "who gets what, when, and how" - the traditional definition of politics. This book combines traditional elements of political-science analysis - history, constitutional theory, institutions, political behaviour and policy actors - with a detailed survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. The authors identify similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition and consensus-building in the face of continuing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: how the American nation reconciles a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination, and what can be done about it from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

neth J. Meier) by the American Political Science Association's Section on Public Administration for the best paper presented at the 1991 conference and an AP® Special Recognition Award by the College Board Southwestern Regional Office in 2000.Despite all of this professional activity, Stewart is probably best known for his alleged sense of humor, which has been manifest in an article in which the discipline of political science is pre­sented as a “rotisserie” game (with Kenneth J. Meier, 1992, "Rotisserie Political Science," PS: Politi­cal Science & Politics , 25, 565-568), a convention paper “analyzing” the work of “Texas' fastest rising Jewish country music star” and current candidate for governor of Texas, Kinky Friedman, and appearances on round­tables and panels at professional meetings, such as "The Contributions of Elvis Presley to the Study of Political Science," “Country Music and Political Science,” and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Political Science.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813319684
• ISBN 13: 9780813319681
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible